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Agustin Calatroni
Highly accomplished and driven statistician with over 20 years of industry experience and superior analytical and problem-solving skills. Possesses a broad knowledge of statistical techniques for various types of clinical trial study design and research projects. Excels in the design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of randomized, observational, and mechanistic clinical trial studies in a variety of therapeutic areas. Stays abreast of new developments in statistics and understands that communication and collaboration are key to delivering quality products. Currently serves as Senior Director, Biostatistics for several NIAID/DAIT Statistical Clinical Coordinating Centers. Provides statistical consulting on complex and novel statistical methodologies both in-house and with external clients.
Professional Experience
Senior Director, Biostatistics
Rho, Inc
Durham, NC
San Diego, CA
Present - 2005
- 2011 - 2020 Principal Statistical Scientist
- 2006 - 2011 Senior Statistician
- 2005 - 2006 Statistician
Serves as the lead study statistician for multiple federally funded studies including complex, multi-center, multi-stage study designs. Advises external study team and educates internal statistical team on advanced statistical topics. Collaborates on large study teams with federal sponsors, pharmaceutical partners, and independent academic centers. Mentors statisticians throughout the company
Statistican
Center for Human Growth and Development
Univerity of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
2005 - 2002
Served as statistician on a six universities multi-species research project on the brain and behavior in early iron deficiency
Computer Support Specialist
SMT (SportsMEDIA Technology)
Durham, NC
2002 - 1996
Produced graphics, statistics and video enhancement software for live
television sports broadcast networks
2000 EMMY winner ESPN Speedworld NASCAR coverage
Education
North Carolina State University
Master of Science in Statistics
Raleigh, NC
2002 - 2000
Mu Sigma Rho Honors Society
Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne
Masters en Sciences Économiques
Paris, FR
1996 - 1995
Summa cum laude
Erasmus School of Economics
Summer School in Econometrics and Statistics
Rotterdam, NL
1995
Université d’Aix-Marseille III
Maîtrise en Sciences Économiques
Aix-en-Provence, FR
1995 - 1991
Summa cum laude
Lycée Franco-Argentin Jean Mermoz
Baccalauréat en Sciences Économiques
Buenos Aires, AR
1991 - 1988
Extracurricular Activities
Wonderful Wednesday (WW) Challenge
Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI) Visualization Special Interest Group (VIS SIG)
N/A
2022 - 2020
Visualizations and Dashboards
Contributions
Visualization
of multiple endpoints over
times
Interviewed for the Effective
Statistician podcast
I have a passion for statistics and data communication, insomuch that I often practice it as an extracurricular activity. For almost a decade, I have been an Industry mentor for the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) Industrial Math/Stat Modeling Workshop (IMSM). There I mentored graduate students in mathematics, statistics, and computational science to challenging and exciting real-world problems arising in our industry. Furthermore, I have openly contributed to the advancement of data communication, through the application of novel tables, graphics & interactive dashboards for clinical trials data standards. These contributions have gained recognition both internally and externally. Examples of data visualization and statistical graphics
RStudio Table Contest- Honorable Mention
Describer: An Interactive Table Interface for Data Summaries
N/A
2021
Industry Mentor
The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) Industrial Math/Stat Modeling Workshop (IMSM)
N/A
2020 - 2011
Objective is to expose graduate students in mathematics, statistics, and computational science to challenging and exciting real-world problems arising
in industrial and government laboratory research.
Rho Participates in Graduate Student
Workshop for the 8th Consecutive
Time
2019 Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)
w/ Functional Data
Analysis
AstraZeneca-Sanger Drug Combination Prediction DREAM Challenge
Advancing Cancer Treatment with Artificial Intelligence
N/A
2015
Open innovation competition hosted by Sage Bionetworks using crowdsourcing to identify new solutions to pressing pharmaceutical research and development challenges Rho Innovation Award
Selected Presentations
Visualization of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collection
Scalable, flexible, interactive approach to visualizing data
Blog
2018
AAAAI NHLBI & NIAID Invited Course Faculty
Clinical Trial Designs to Predict Asthma Exacerbations
Atlanta, GA
2017
Rho Wide Corporate Training
Visualizing Multivariate Data ↺ Information Into Understanding
Chapel Hill, NC
2013
Rho Presidential Award for Outstanding Innovation for statistical visualization
Correlation with Left Censored and Repeated Measures Data
Joint Statistical Meetings
Denver, CO
2008
Selected Publications Full List
Mepolizumab for Urban Children with Exacerbation-Prone Eosinophilic Asthma: A Randomised Controlled Trial
The Lancet [in press]
N/A
2022
Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in households w/ children w/ asthma and allergy: A prospective surveillance study
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
N/A
2022
Development of a human skin commensal microbe for bacteriotherapy of atopic dermatitis and use in a phase 1 randomized clinical trial
Nature Medicine
N/A
2021
Distinct nasal airway bacterial microbiotas differentially relate to exacerbation in pediatric patients with asthma
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
N/A
2019
The nonlesional skin surface distinguishes atopic dermatitis with food allergy as a unique endotype
Science Translational Medicine
N/A
2019
Longitudinal Phenotypes of Respiratory Health in a High-Risk Urban Birth Cohort
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
N/A
2019
Early decrease in basophil sensitivity to Ara h 2 precedes sustained unresponsiveness after peanut oral immunotherapy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
N/A
2019
The Application of Data Driven Approaches to Flow Cytometric
The association of allergic sensitization patterns in early childhood with disease manifestations and immunological reactivity at 10 years
Clinical & Experimental Allergy
N/A
2019
A computerized decision support tool to implement asthma guidelines for children and adolescents
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
N/A
2019
Early-life home environment and risk of asthma among inner-city children
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
N/A
2018
Effects of Omalizumab on Rhinovirus Infections, Illnesses, and Exacerbations of Asthma
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
N/A
2017
Can we predict fall asthma exacerbations? Validation of the seasonal asthma exacerbation index
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
N/A
2017
Minimally important differences and risk levels for the Composite Asthma Severity Index
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
N/A
2017
Simulation material for the Composite Asthma Severity Index (CASI)
Preseasonal treatment with either omalizumab or an inhaled corticosteroid boost to prevent fall asthma exacerbations
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
N/A
2015
Randomized trial of omalizumab (anti-IgE) for asthma in inner-city children
New England Journal of Medicine
N/A
2011
GAMMapp : a Shiny app for exploring longitudinal and seasonal data